2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, petroleum engineering was ranked #227 in the country. In fact 1,256 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for petroleum engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for petroleum engineering majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Petroleum Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best value school in the Southwest Region for petroleum engineering students. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year. The average amount in student loans that petroleum engineering majors at Texas Tech take out is $26,000.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year. After completing their degree, petroleum engineering graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debtload of $15,709. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $242.
UT Austin also made our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a great value for petroleum engineering students. UT Permian Basin is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Odessa.
UT Permian Basin undergraduate students pay an average of $21,474 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year. Petroleum Engineering majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $20,099 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $385, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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The excellent programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in the Southwest Region . OSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Stillwater.
OSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,764 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Tulsa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value petroleum engineering programs. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tulsa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Tulsa are $45,138 per year. After completing their degree, petroleum engineering graduates from University of Tulsa carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 a year. While working on their degree, petroleum engineering majors at University of Oklahoma accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, University of Oklahoma also is in the top 20% of our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for petroleum engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $21,891 per year. After completing their degree, petroleum engineering graduates from UH carry an average student debtload of $25,000.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for petroleum engineering students. It came in at #9 on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Tech are $24,254 per year. After completing their degree, petroleum engineering graduates from New Mexico Tech carry an average student debtload of $29,907.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value petroleum engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Texas A&M Kingsville undergraduate students pay an average of $25,746 in tuition and fees each year. Petroleum Engineering majors at Texas A&M Kingsville take out an average of $25,241 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Best Petroleum Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best petroleum engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 445 |
| Oklahoma | 137 |
| New Mexico | 24 |
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Majors Related to Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Petroleum Engineering
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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